This section provides resources on key legislation, policy, and funding relevant to child welfare and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment systems.
Children’s Bureau, 2024
This webpage provides guidance to states, tribes, child welfare agencies, and more on the complex and varied federal laws as they relate
...(Read More)National Conference of State Legislatures, 2025
Summarizes states that have enacted legislation to align their child welfare laws with FFPSA. Includes an interactive map that offers
... (Read More)Administration for Children and Families, 2025
Designed to help States comply with coverage requirements for eligible children and youth under the age of 21 who are enrolled in
... (Read More)Children’s Bureau, 2024
This webpage provides guidance to states, tribes, child welfare agencies, and more on the complex and varied federal laws as they relate
... (Read More)U.S. Department of Education, 2024
Congress enacted the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, also known as the EHA, in 1975 to support states and localities in
... (Read More)National Quality Improvement Center on Famil..., 2024
Summarizes design elements for evaluation teams to consider when designing an evaluation to meet Title IV-E Prevention Services
... (Read More)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2024
42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”) is a federal regulation that protects the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. On
... (Read More)Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services A..., 2023
This program provides funds to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana
... (Read More)Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2022
Provides an overview of the process by which legislative actions and policy changes at the Federal level impact State and Tribal child
... (Read More)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planni..., 2021
The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) permits states to use title IV-E foster care funding for children placed in out-of-home
... (Read More)Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planni..., 2020
Helps states develop a plan for title IV-E prevention services and implement a comprehensive array of services to prevent foster care
... (Read More)Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2019
Provides a summary of federal legislation enacted since 1974 that has shaped the delivery of child welfare services. Includes an
... (Read More)Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2019
This factsheet summarizes the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) which is key Federal legislation addressing child abuse
... (Read More)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, n.d.
Offers resources to states seeking to develop and enhance their SUD Medicaid benefits package. Resources include State Health Official
... (Read More)Child Welfare Information Gateway, n.d.
Use this search to access the Information Gateway State Statutes Series and statutes from individual States and Territories on issues
... (Read More)Children’s Bureau, n.d.
FFPSA authorized new optional title IV-E funds covering time-limited prevention services for mental health, substance abuse, in-home
... (Read More)Administration for Children and Families, n.d.
Conducts an objective and transparent review of research on programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and
... (Read More)National Center on Substance Abuse and Child..., 2017
Covers the history of the CAPTA prenatal exposure provisions, including the July 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act changes.
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